חֻורְבַּן יְרוּשָׁלַיִם

ביטוי (אנגלית)

The destruction of Jerusalem / the destruction of the Temple

הגדרה (אנגלית)

The destruction of the city of Jerusalem. A nickname for the destruction of the Second Temple.

("Rabbi Yochanan said, "Whoever does not mourn over the destruction of Jerusalem does not see its joy, and whoever mourns over it is purified and sees its joy, as it is said, "Let Jerusalem rejoice, and let all her lovers be found in it" - Midrash Zuta, Ikha (Buber) Nosach, Part 1)